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"If you forgot your pattern lock on your android device..."

If you forgot your pattern lock on your Android device, there are two ways on how you can unlock your device.

First is by using your google account. But since you don`t have a data connection, let`s proceed to the next way.

Another way is by doing a hard reset.

Hard reset means restoring the device back to its factory settings.

But since you did not specify what is the manufacturer and model of your device, I will give you a general process.

Do the following steps:

1. Turn off your device.2. Hold the following button combinations. Try the combination that will work on your device.
Volume Up + Power button
Volume UP + Home button + Power button
(Volume Up + Volume down + Power button.3. After 5 seconds, release the power button.4. When you arrive in the android recovery mode, release all the buttons.
5. To navigate, use the volume buttons. To select, use the home/power button.
6. Select wipe data/factory reset.
7. Wait for the process to finish.8. Select Reboot Now.
9. Wait for your phone to automatically start up.

Note: make sure your device is fully charged before doing a hard reset.

"And take the sd card out from phone before performing factory reset..."

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Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Hard Reset Procedures

First of all you ‘Remove your Memory Card & Sim (Chip)`…

Warning: By performing a factory reset will delete and wipe all of your personal data, so we highly recommended to backup your important data and take the SD Card out from phone before performing factory reset. Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Hard Reset Procedures :

1. Power off phone2. Press and hold Home Button ( middle ) Volume Up power on button3. Wait for 5 second until Android System Recovery menu appear 4. There are 4 options…

5. Move the options to " Wipe data / factory reset " using volume down ( - ) button and menu button to confirm, because the touchscreen doesn`t work in reovery mode
6. After the process done, phone will reboot.

"Wait until you enter the recovery menu(touch screen is disabled in this screen..."

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Good day! You can do a hard reset for your mobile, just follow this steps, but keep in mind that hard resetting will wipe all your data and apps, so proceed with caution.

1. turn off your phone2. hold volume up, home key and power button simultaneously3. wait until you enter the recovery menu(touch screen is disabled in this screen, use the volume up and down to navigate and home key to select)4. Choose wipe data]
5. Choose wipe cache
6. reboot device.

"I found an answer that said take the battery out and put it back in..."

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I have the same problem, however mine is with a LGGT540. i found an answer that said take the battery out and put it back in. do not put the power on. hold down the volume up/down button and power on/off button together until the screen comes on. then let go and you should be good from there. but it hasn`t worked for me so. but try it on your samsung it may wrk :)

Someone said: HERE IS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION!
I have a samsung galaxy ace s8530...and my girlfriend locked it by trying to much to guess the unlock pattern...
I searced like a week to find a solution on the internet,but nothing workd,no factory reset no nothing...but something worked for me by accident.
so it asked for my google account...I tought I knew my google account,but i found out that the one on the phone was a little different than the one I have used on pc,and even if you forgot your google account,maybe this way you can find it again.
-1 let you phone's battery go low until the window pops up that says "your battery capacity is below 14%" or something like that..there you can choose between "ok" or "battery usage"..you can choose any of these
-2 from now on i think you can do anything on the phone,but when you lock the keypad again,or when it automatically locks again it will ask you for your google account again..and avery time keypad is locked until you give the correct google account.
-3 so go to 'settings--->accounts and sync' and there u find 'manage accounts` there you can find your google account and every other account you have used on the phone
-4 check your google account,and remember it.(but i hope you know the pasword,becaus that is not shown there.if you don't remember the password you can change it on a pc....a few security questions or something like that)
-5 than you can lock you phone again and it will ask for your google account,type it in...and the phone should be unlocked.
I even had the courage to lock my phone again,and try this again..and it workd second time to ;)
I hope this works for someone else to :)

dan-0123 said: i did this too, you can reboot the phone to factory default, but, as it says it goes back to factory default.
turn off phone,,,, right hold down menu button and hold the power button hold untill you get a blue screen.using your volume button scroll down to factory restore, or somthing like that, press the menu button, the on the next page scroll down to yes,, the phone will then rebbot...

Someone said: Ahh... simple people... the reasons you are all having problems, is because you're all using different devices, the hard reset pattern for each device is different. Some you hold the volume down and then power, some its home volume down and power, and others it doesn't exist. A hard reset is the quickest easiest way, or call the phone, press menu, people, export, and export to sd to save your contacts first, but the easiest way out is to remember you have an android, a google based phone, and remember your gmail account info.

Someone said: Will someone PLEASE quickly tell me how to do it on the motorola droid idk which kind it is... for all of them i guess but i acidently locked my friends phone if i dont unlock it soon she will be super mad

renglojo said: Well, in my case...I have a gt5500L galaxy, and my son tried to draw the unlock pattern to play a game and as he entered the wrong pattern too many times and in order to unlock it had to entered my gmail addtress and password, the next thing was to draw the right pattern after it appears the pad, and off course you have to repeat it and pow! I was able to unlock it. You are required to enter your google account, so since gmail is the account for google, so I used it. Now, I'm not sure about hotmail, I will have to try it and then share it if it works as well.

Someone said: I was locked out of my galaxy s and i tried holding down the volume buttons and power button...took me to a reboot screen and i clicked on reboot but nothing happened.. im back to the google id and password screen??? any other suggestions?

Someone said: My mates gave me a samsung galaxy that his girlfriend managed to block by putting his password in too many times, so he sold it to me and before i could get his Gmail and that, he's moved to Devon... Is there any ways i can completely reboot it or unlock it so i can actually use it?

Someone said: i had the same problem, but its in my GALAXY MINI,
i wasnt able to, fix it with Google Account, and i dont have USB cable to connect to kies and reset it, so i did Hard Reset and return it to Factory reset.
ATTANTION: It will erase all of your phone memory, settings and applications
Hard reset:
1. Power off phone
2. Press and hold Menu Button ( middle ) power on for at least 10 seconds
3. Android System Recovery Mode Appear
4. There are 4 options
-reboot system now
-apply sdcard:update.zip
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
5. Move the options to " Wipe data / factory reset " using volume down ( - ) button and menu button to confirm, because the touchscreen doesn't work in reovery mode
6. After the process done, phone will reboot.
-http://www.cellphone-tutorial.com/2011/07/samsung-galaxy-mini-s5570-hard-reset.html-

Someone said: I bought a Samsung Galaxy S off ebay, I could connect to Wi-fi, and download apps etc without a sim, but the next day I bought an optus sim, an activated it in the store. That day I called the recharge number, and it said "optus advises that this handset has been blocked on the optus mobile network." It doesn't matter what number I call, it comes up with the same optus message. I've called optus, and they continue to say, "there is nothing they can do." I've even written to the person that sold it to me on ebay, with no reply. Can someone please help me find another way to fix this problem?

Someone said: I have an INQ cloud touch, and I forgot my google account and password, and my little sister locked it on me in the first place! How do I reset my *TOUCH* phone, i've tried like everything! please help!

danigirl99 said: my phone is broken so i have the text now app for my ipod touch and i have wi-fi over the weekend because i was on vacation and the hotel had wi-fi.. but now that i am back home i cant check my messages..and i was just wondering if i can check them online

Someone said: How can I unlock Galaxy Gio S5660? I friend played with my phone and tried to draw the unlock pattern to play a game and as she entered the wrong pattern too many times and in order to unlock it had to entered my gmail adddress and password, but I fogot my gmail adddress and password! It also don't let me go back to the pattern password page! What can I do?!

Someone said: how do i unlock my pandigital star tablet for my son. its stuck on pattern lock and weve done put it in and it still will not work. someone please help me. my son just got it for christmas.

MeMoonoi said: In case you have any problem with your mobile phone that can happen anytime with different reasons. Here is another option for you guys. Just go to Lotus Department Store and get this phone as it is the cheapest new mobile right now just 15 USD. http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-E1080_id3873
Supposed like you forget your electric converter and you need to buy a converter, so this choice is worth to consider too.

Someone said: The Samsung i100 Gem doesn't have this option. Usually it would be under Settings-Wireless Networks-Mobile Networks-Data roaming sound. Not available on said option. Might be something on Android market to help...

Someone said: How do you unlock Samsung galaxy Ace S5830 when it's blocked due to many pattern attempts..and we don't have wifi here....pls help...it didnt work with hold the on/off and press up and down volume together.....pls help..

Someone said: i also have a galaxy s2.
I also got it Locked due to many pattern attempts and i just held the power button for some time, activated the data network mode and just gave it my google account`s username and password
and wala
i just got it unlocked
thanks

simon71688 said: i had the same problem, but its in my GALAXY MINI, i wasnt able to, fix it with Google Account, and i dont have USB cable to connect to kies and reset it, so i did Hard Reset and return it to Factory reset..

ranjan.arya1 said: Rohit, Dear I think you need to go to the 'Samsung Service Center', first.... & after that they can apply/feed your Network no. on your mob.... & then you are able contact easily to anybody... I think that this is the Problem of your Network.. Like- 'Vodafone' etc... Please Tell Me: If you are also not able to 'Messaging' .. If 'Yes', then Go to the Service Center, first... Ok.... Rohit, Dear I think you need to go to the 'Samsung Service Center', first.... & after that they can apply/feed your Network no. on your mob.... & then you are able contact easily to anybody... I think that this is the Problem of your Network.. Like- 'Vodafone' etc... Please Tell Me: If you are also not able to 'Messaging' .. If 'Yes', then Go to the Service Center, first... Ok...

"The only option for getting into your phone is to do a factory data..."

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UNFORTUNATELY i did this too, and the ONLY option for getting into your phone is to do a factory data reset which wipes everything out and you have to start over. First remove your SD card!!! Then perform the reset. Or go online attempt to sign in to your google account, click forgot password, go thru that process and then try your phone again... GOOD LUCK!!!!

"Now select the wipe all settings and data options then select the restart device...."

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The only option is to hard reset your phone. Resetting your phone will cost your files to be deleted so back up first before you reset your phone. Turn off your device and hold the power button until the recovery menu appears. Now select the wipe all settings and data options then select the restart device.

First turn off your device press power volume home at a time and wait for while your phone goes in reset mode select wipe data button press ok after some time your phone will be reset but all data has been lost.want more tips apps & games new rom visit my site
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